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Originally Posted by dcb
I'm sorry, but this is a little incongruous. You think disposal of nuclear waste is "perfectly workable", but you cannot imagine any better way to de-ice a blade that is married to a giant generator?!?
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I think you're reading rather too much between the lines there :-) Yes, I think disposal of nuclear waste for time periods over a billion years is workable, because it was DONE (by nature) at Oklo. How much more evidence does anyone need?
Of course I can think of ways to de-ice a wind turbine blade, but none that wouldn't add significant cost & complexity to the system. (As a point of reference, check out what it costs to maintain aircraft deicing boots.) Since one of the arguments being advanced in support of an exclusive dependence on "renewables" is the capital cost, isn't it reasonable to consider things that might affect that cost?